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Loire Valley

Arnaud Lambert - Saumur - Clos Mazurique - Rouge - 2022

Characteristics

Country / Region: Loire Valley

Vintage: 2022

Name: AOP Saumur-Champigny

Grape variety: 100% Cabernet Franc

Alcohol: 13.5 vol.

Color: Red

Capacity: 75 cl

AWARDS

Estate listed in the Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2023 (RVF)
Estate rated 3 stars in Guide Bettane + Desseauve 2023

Wine:

With aging that incorporates no wood, exclusively using stainless steel and concrete tanks, the 2022 Red Saumur Clos Mazurique delivers a perfect infusion of Cabernet Franc. It’s a precise wine, boasting a lively and cheerful fruitiness, with substantial body. It will delight with its mineral trace, characteristic of wines from Brézé, and added texture that allows for up to 5 years of aging. This is a wine with abundant and mature fruit, underscored by an excellent vintage!

Vinification:

Hand harvested, aged in stainless steel and concrete vats.

Certified organic and biodynamic wine.

Color:

Bright red.

Nose:

Aromas of delicate graphite and red berries.

Palate:

This wine, with its fresh, mature Cabernet Franc and its mineral, fruity structure, is both precise and elegant. A real pleasure!

Temperature:

Serve between 14 and 16°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Duck terrine, rabbit stew in red wine, monkfish in red wine, farmhouse Saint-Nectaire cheese, roast or grilled beef.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2028

Arnaud Lambert is shaking up the hierarchy of the great winemakers of Loire Valley. On the terroir of Saumur-Brézé, his estate is reshuffling the deck, embodying finesse, elegance, and simplicity.


Leading a domain of 50 hectares, he is establishing himself as one of the most talented vignerons in the region, and his reputation is seriously stirring the circle of grand enthusiasts. With meticulous care in both vineyard and cellar, organic farming practices, and understated labels, everything here exudes excellence and is representative of the best wines from the Saumurois region.